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"this screen however has a nice matte finish to the screen with just a glossy bezel"

"i usually use two monitors both at work and at home but this large led has more than enough space to be used as a single monitor which is my current home set up i'm very pleased with the graphic display: brightness sharpness resolution colours and contrast is excellent my only gripe would be the stand"

"the only issue i had was that it will not auto detect hdmi out of the box and it won't allow you to use the menu to change that until you have plugged it into a machine"

"if you do gaming 4k video or graphics work then buy a more expensive monitor"

"any dead pixels have to be in the centre of the screen"

"i bought this as an "imperfect model" but it was pretty much perfect except for one dead pixel"

"my only problem is the placement of the headphone jack i have to awkwardly reach behind the monitor to plug it in and out it would have been much more convenient on the side or closer to the front"

"however they accepted my complaint and traced my original monitor now repaired and returned this to me"

"poor picture quality dead pixel poor sharpness"

"no matter what i try to adjust on the monitor it does not work it is the worst monitor i have ever owned"

"my one very insignificant issue is that i find the adjustment buttons on the right hand side a little stiff to press"

"the only mild downside is the quality of the built in speakers but to be honest most people who would want good sound wouldn't expect it in a monitor like this one"

"only downside is it only comes with a lame vga lead so a star missing for that"

"but after pressing enter it skipped a source input on screen and after another tap it was ready to go on my desk and have been using it all evening minus the silly mistake on my part"

"when i need to clear some space and push my keyboard towards the back of the desk it tends to always catch on this base which has now become quite scratched as a consequence"

"worse it failed with toxic smelling fumes that hung around for days although mercifully not in flames"

"instructions vague"

"the menu system is a bit fiddly as in it is not as easy or intuitive to use and it can be a chore using it"

"only real niggle is that the on off button is on the side and not bottom so it doesnt work too well in my multi monitor setup"

"the only negative issue at all is that its lighter than my other monitors with a smaller footprint so might be an issue for overactive kids"

"this is a dent monitor no problems in 18 months"

"anyone looking for a good monitor that's not some ridiculous price this is it"

"i almost thought i got a broken product the first time i turn it on after unboxing"

"awkward inputs if you having to move the monitor and plug in a lot"

"04 lts without any configuration voodoo"

"brilliant picture low lag deep blacks and vivid colours"

"the colours aren't right and i get severe ghosting especially with anything black"

"is not height adjustable and depending if i'm really hammering the keyboard the monitor moves a little but these faults are certainly within bearable limits i would recommend this monitor to anyone thinking of giving the benq brand a first try"

"with it's black glossy plastic it doesn't look as elegant as some other displays but that's not a reflection of it's capability as a display more the aesthetic appeal if you're at all bothered by that"

"this was completely unnecessary and unfair to the seller and was only due to the benq support being insufficiently comprehensive which caused me days of brain racking"

"i have not used benq since the late nineties and i am astounded by the way the have made leaps and bounds with the their products"

"after second day of using this monitor my eyes were strained and i started experiencing headache and so sadly i had to return"

"after second day of using this monitor my eyes were strained and i started experiencing headache and so sadly i had to return"

"brought as my monitor suddenly failed"

"i still haven't found that driver but windows 7 automatically installed the correct generic driver so it's working like a dream"

"i was not expecting this monitor to be as good as it is viewing angles are great colours are vibrant and the bezel isn't that big ive seen bigger lets get straight into the pros and cons pros: good viewing angles great vibrant colouring easy to use menu cons: the buttons are on the side meaning a multi monitor setup is awkward if you want to change the settings around attracts lots of dust and fingerprints all in all this is a great monitor but if your looking for gaming then i suggest you go elsewhere as only 60hz good be a slight issue"

"i had not overloaded the speaker and it was not a cable issue as i used both a dvi and hdmi cable both with the same buzz"

"the build quality is resonable but very worryingly if you put a little pressure on the screen the material in front of the pixel screen actually warps"

"the low blue led also stops the effects of blue light from leds such as upsetting your sleeping pattern and being harsh on your eyes after prolong periods of use"

"if you are lazy like me and hoping to use it to work from your bed note that if you increase the font size massively in your word documents it becomes pixelated so probably isn't very good for this purpose"

"i had to replace this to start off with because there was a stuck pixel it was red and really annoyed me"

"as with all monitors the menu navigation leaves a little to be desired with the small buttons on the right hand side but then how often do you actually change your monitor settings once it is set up how you want?"

"first problem was on initial setup as without any actual input connected to this monitor via dvi or vga ports you can't change the input method to hdmi"

"i would still recommend this brand to other users despite these two flaws one of which is small and might not occur with all products"

"i don't game and haven't done too much fine work on pictures yet so not given a very stern test"

"i have 4 of these and not a single error"

"the 2 new monitors both came with a broken pixel but i was able to fix them on my own google "fix stuck pixel" if this happens very simple fix "

"have had it for just under 2 years now never had a single problem with it"

"there is no built in speaker for the model we bought"

"monitor is pretty wobbly that’s my only complaint"

"it's not the most fully featured monitor but its full hd resolution 3 inputs is fine for the majority of users me included"

"after accepting that i realised why this monitor was so cheap because it's a cheap monitor"

"large bezel"

"the only negative i can think of for this monitor is that the speakers aren't great"

"if you are lazy like me and hoping to use it to work from your bed note that if you increase the font size massively in your word documents it becomes pixelated so probably isn't very good for this purpose"

"replaced a g2420hdbl which was still in good working order but had a couple of marks through use over 4+ years"

"plain matte finish would be better"

"my only complaint is the awkward mains on off switch on the side"

"turned down the brightness and contrast so the power consumption will also be lower"

"lovely looking screen i've took a star off as takes a couple of seconds to turn on if you switch it on but that could be bacause of energy saving i don't know just slightly bugs me"

"get some cheap logitec speakers to improve the sound"

"now that's a little daft i reckon"

"the display doesn't show signs of use mabye noticing more light bleed not sure if it was there to begin with"

"if you just need a cheap replacement or want a cheap multi monitor set up then this monitor will do the job for you"

"either i had set my expectations too high or the producer of some youtube reviews understanding of "awesome" and mine were miles apart"

"my only complaint is its lack of auto power off when my pc is turned off most monitors will flash up to say signal lost and a minute later will go to sleep this monitor doesn't seem to do that meaning you can't just set your pc to shut down and walk away you have to turn the monitor off to"

"is not height adjustable and depending if i'm really hammering the keyboard the monitor moves a little but these faults are certainly within bearable limits i would recommend this monitor to anyone thinking of giving the benq brand a first try"

"this monitor lacks a couple of things as mentioned above but for it's price you probably wont get a better one so if your budget is not bigger than it's price and you don't mind you can't rotate it then do not hesitate and buy it you wont regret"

"although its weight is very heavy cons: the factory default color settings is way way off"

"i can't tell the difference with my partner's dell ultrasharp although i'm no expert the price seriously it's really cheap low input lag some nice presets which i toyed with before reverting to the default profile which i find just fine multiple inputs with auto swicthing pretty standard nowadays but you'll be happy to know you don't have to touch anything when you switch from a dvi pc to an hdmi laptop for example"

"i had not overloaded the speaker and it was not a cable issue as i used both a dvi and hdmi cable both with the same buzz"

"one thing i would warn about"

"was skeptical at first when looking into this product but when it arrived it easily delivered from it's price tag"

"unless you want to spend a lot more cash you probably cant go wrong here"

"however beware setting it up!"

"either i had set my expectations too high or the producer of some youtube reviews understanding of "awesome" and mine were miles apart"

"it is indeed full hd but initially runs not quite fill screen"

""low brightness" button on bottom right is too easy to press accidentally"

"this wasn't explained in the manual and had me confused for a few minutes"

"it's tinny and underpowered but ok for the odd video clip or whatever"

"i really can't complain about this screen it gives me everything i need for a cheap price"

"i have not been able to get the speakers working despite connecting to my laptop via hdmi this hasn't been a problem as the speakers in my laptop provide the audio"

"nothing is wrong with the screen no dead pixels no delay has good colours and it has lasted for ages"

"it is nice and robust quite lightweight and the black bezel surrounding the screen is small and unobtrusive"

"image clarity is incredible and the colour spectrum is something else"

"***note to anyone with xbox or playstation*** this monitor is hdcp compliant meaning your console will work with it"

"three different inputs d sub dvi hdmi even conveniently coincide with cables from three existing computers w2000 linux linux which had previously shared 2 large crt monitors with cable swapping"

"i'm still giving it 5 stars forever because a lot of monitors at this price don't have hdmi input or speakers"

"the base of the monitor is a large oval black glossy plastic disc which sticks out in front of the monitor"

"the packaging was great and not hard to open it protected the product perfectly so there's no need to worry about packaging"

"i guess they're nice to have as backup too but don't rely on the speakers"

"you don't loose any sound quality from connecting speakers through the headphone jack as some seem to have that impression"

"the built in eyecare which lowers the blue in the monitor display is a need for late night gamers and works so much better than the downloadable softwares available like flux"

"i was a little suspicious when i found the cd was only an instruction book not an installer but the screen at least came on ok after i had managed to adjust the resolution"

"the build quality is resonable but very worryingly if you put a little pressure on the screen the material in front of the pixel screen actually warps"

"controls are a little clunky but performance is decent"

"not height adjustable"

"the only bad thing i can say about this product is that the speakers are pretty awful about a decade ago i bought some portable speakers for £1 that worked better than the ones on this"

"major mistake as now i can't seem to find a stand for this"

"i had the added problem that my laptop needs a converter to connect to vga and the monitor just doesn't seem to see a signal unless it's a straight connection"

"not happy but im lucky to have a husband that could make something to fit so didnt have to go through the whole return procedure"

"as you'd predict the image was not great quality as it had been stretched"

"audio output can go in via hdmi or aux input which i like but the speakers are only really good enough for speech video calls perhaps?"

"however the speakers are absolute pants : i mean they are bad real bad and they are rear facing!"

"t made electrical noises and the screen would flicker on and off due to power being lost"

"the new one is just about okay but it isn't dead straight"

"no complex setup or hassle to deal with"

"the only real downside for this monitor is that the colours are just not"

"i booted up and after choosing hdmi in the monitor settings you need to tell the monitor you are in hdmi mode or it tells you you have no leads attached"

"got this today hdmi in to the ps4 and this while i wait for my new pc to turn up no signal"

"as it was a birthday present i can't even get it returned as the month period is lost"

"i gave the workstation it stands upon a "bump" and indeed it wobbled"

"this monitor is lovely white is white not a light tone of yellow"

"we planned to return it but it was too big to handle when busy"

"than from the manufacturer who must have been aware that no sound could be a problem"

"so you shouldn't worry too much about their support if you need it"

"i learned far more from the amazon benq problem forum about updating drivers etc"

"the only real negative is the lack of labels for the buttons on the side of the monitor this requires a bit of trial and error to find what you need"

"other than that i've had no other issues with these monitors"

"the built in speakers are actually very good with frequency response being ok but no rumbling or distortion"

"only one minor complaint i have a dead pixel but it was just the one and was too close to the edge of the screen and so benq would not replace the monitor"

"cons: all bearing in mind that i am giving this monitor 5 stars none of these should prevent you from buying this monitor unless it's a feature you really need or want"

"the only downside to this is the screen brightness 250cd m2 which is a little low in a dark room"

"i haven't had any trouble with picture lag most likely due to the 2ms response time"

"ok the speakers are perhaps not the best in the world but for me that is not an issue"

"negatives: poor quality speakers very reduced bass excessive mid range "

"the sound just isn't that good"

"as with all monitors the menu navigation leaves a little to be desired with the small buttons on the right hand side but then how often do you actually change your monitor settings once it is set up how you want?"

"just a warning i got really bad eye strain after the first couple of hours sitting in front of it"

"i've not had any problems so far except for when i turned my monitor on i had a 'stuck' pixel which is not much of a problem to fix as it is not a dead pixel so i won't have to rma it yet"

"no matter what i try to adjust on the monitor it does not work it is the worst monitor i have ever owned"

"was ok but thought that sound would be linked to it but does not appear so"

"my one very insignificant issue is that i find the adjustment buttons on the right hand side a little stiff to press"

"i am not a sound buff but the speakers now seem quite adequate to me even with the volume at 50%"

"excerpt i lost the hand book and trying to get the speakers working"

"it is very annoying that a"

"i was using it as my second monitor for my macbook pro and also the screen for my gaming consoles"

"i was planning on getting acer g246 247 at first but due to various changes in price it was no go"

"for gaming its awful"

"make no mistake the speakers are no better than a laptop and have no base"

"if you are using hdmi to connect to your pc you may notice a border or even a lack of display quality"

"not a gamer so can't report on that"

"i cannot verify that because i don't use the monitor for gaming"

"on screen menu is somewhat difficult to use"

"the seller did exchange it but this made no difference"

"the screen has a matte finish to it so unlike those glossy screens you won't see your own reflection which is good news for some"

"speaker quality is poor but i always connect via a speaker system"

"the next one also had a stuck pixel but it didn't show up as badly"

"one ha a blurred screen i replaced everything buy the monitor"

"11 months in this monitor started to have an intermittent hum it has been returned under warrenty other than this issue i have zero complaints for the price"

"***note to anyone with xbox or playstation*** this monitor is hdcp compliant meaning your console will work with it"

"t made electrical noises and the screen would flicker on and off due to power being lost"

"poor design i feel"

"if you are lazy like me and hoping to use it to work from your bed note that if you increase the font size massively in your word documents it becomes pixelated so probably isn't very good for this purpose"

"bad customer service!"

"it offers all of the adjustments you could ask for and probably some you didn't and will never touch "

"this was completely unnecessary and unfair to the seller and was only due to the benq support being insufficiently comprehensive which caused me days of brain racking"

"and no this does not overclock very well at all all i acheived was 65 hz instead of 60 seen monitors go from 60 to 93 before soo i was kinda disappointed but these things are amazing anyway"

"benq seem to have taken a step back with the controls as they are press button as opposed to touch and the controls are down the side which make it difficult to use them"

"i've been using this for low power gaming and day to day pc use"

"put doubts aside and buy"

"became a headache because of clashing colours yellow and green "

"if you need a good monitor for graphics work then this is not it"

"the only downside to this is the screen brightness 250cd m2 which is a little low in a dark room"

"three different inputs d sub dvi hdmi even conveniently coincide with cables from three existing computers w2000 linux linux which had previously shared 2 large crt monitors with cable swapping"

"spoke to benq who said that if an item was over 3 weeks old they replace with a refurbished one mine was 22 days old "

"the only reason for 4 * and not 5 is some people might think it is a bit plastic specially the base"

"after 8 years of service my old iiyama monitor died and i chose this as an upgraded replacement"

"i noted from other reviews that the stand was substandard and wobbled"

"once setup to your liking i think it would be difficult for anyone to complain"

"* doesn't look anything special i don't mind the thick glossy bezel but it's definitely not flashy or pretty * no usb hub"

"the only gripe i have with them is the button panel position takes a bit of getting used to and is a bit awkward to use"

"only issue i had was my pc struggled with the max resolution of 2560x1440 i got strange flickering in the corners"

"i've had it a few weeks now this is my third 27" 2560x1440 and it compares favourably with the more expensive dell i have it isn't quite as good but is also enough less expensive to make me happy with the saving"

"there were one or two dead pixels but they wont be a problem for me"

"and not a single dead pixel"

"the only problem is desk space"

"i have no idea why the previous person returned this it must be something petty as they obviously took it out of the box but equally obviously never put it together"

"its just awful"

"the stand is also pretty poor quality and mine has broken after less than two months"

"this model has flicker free technology too which makes it very nice for prolonged use my eyes don't hurt anymore"

"the only issue i have with the monitor which isn't a massive issue for me but could be for a more serious gamer which is that the screen after about 10 minutes of heavy usage gaming or watching fast moving images almost always goes black for about 3 5 seconds"

"flashed off and on a couple of times then died altogether"

"the bad: the bezel is glossy and in my case reflects an irritating amount of sunlight as the window is to my right and slightly behind"

"better than the very expensive apple ones"

"i bought this as i had been struggling along with my little 14" monitor for years"

"i read several reviews indicating the small annoyance that is a low pixel density on these monitors caused by 1080p resolution stretched across a large display"

"if there's any cons i would say it's simply the sound quality however i don't have the monitor speakers as my main sound system and possibly its ever so slightly slow when turning on "

"shame the screen doesnt go all the way to the edges or at an angle the screen disappears behind the bazels"

"i did read other comments about this monitor before purchasing it and so was prepared to be slightly disappointed this is most definitely not the case i am well impressed with the build quality and performance"

"recognise the connection to do this you have to attach a vga lead supported but not supplied plus i had to attach it to an old laptop as my new one doesn't have a vga connection all rather irksome and annoying but ever was the way with technology i find"

"one other point for whatever reason hdmi does not use the full monitor"

"can not fault this device"

"i bought the va version cheap second monitor to use for work"

"my screen has developed some dead pixals over the month i have had it but does not detract from the overall image"

"this has only happened twice to me in over a year of usage and in extreme scenarios repeated connections and disconnections so not a major concern"

"* built in speakers weak but useful for home office use especially as they work with the hdmi cable no additional audio cable required"

"only issue i had was my pc struggled with the max resolution of 2560x1440 i got strange flickering in the corners"

"not capable of 144hz but i don't want to play competitive shooting games anyway"

"i rather just open nvidia control panel and temporary decrease brightness there"

"the good: i was a little concerned when i bought this that it was going to suffer from "cheap ips syndrome" backlight bleed poor contrast etc"

"that said it has minimal backlight bleed unnoticable unless you do a black screen test in a dark room great contrast and a nice stand"

"this pannel has a 5ms responce time and i was worried that gaming would produce ghosting but no such problems here that i can notice"

"the image on this screen does not tire my eyes like other monitors"

"the ghosting is so bad scrolling down in web browsers is giving me a headache using this monitor"

"replaced without quibble"

"although the colours are definitely better than a tn panel most cheap monitors are tn the ghosting on this particular model is horrendous even with optimized settings"

"the driver bit was a little confusing on windows 10 as ms have changed the options but only a minor irritant"

"also it was missing a couple of cables the dualink dvi one being the most annoying"

"i have only had it a couple of weeks but in that time have watched hd films played hi end shoot em up's and graphically demanding fast action games converted vhs video to dvd and basic mundane tasks like reading writing emails and surfing the web this baby has coped with it all and not even broke a sweat"

"my use is software development no games"

"i noticed a small amount of unexpected backlight inconsistency which i would chalk up to being mildly annoying at best"

"don't let the low price fool you this va panel compares very well with higher priced ips monitors"

"luckily my laptop has good quality speakers so i don't have to bother buying speakers"

"it's no eizo but it's serving me well"

"i have no idea why the previous person returned this it must be something petty as they obviously took it out of the box but equally obviously never put it together"

"i only use it for video and photo editing so cannot comment on response times for fast games"

"the only thing that could be improved is a colour gamut which only has 5 options to chose from the menu when you adjust a monitor settings but i still put 5 stars because for this price it's a very small thing to complaint about"

"recognise the connection to do this you have to attach a vga lead supported but not supplied plus i had to attach it to an old laptop as my new one doesn't have a vga connection all rather irksome and annoying but ever was the way with technology i find"

"i may update if it changes but at the moment i don't think it will"

"it uses very little power when left in standby though i do switch mine off at the wall socket"

"it's not a heavy screen actually lighter than the 22 inch dell screen it replaces"

"originally bought it for my ps4 and for the past year have been using it for pc gaming"

"some backlight bleed is apparent when a lot of black is displayed on screen not good for fast moving video games but over all it suits my needs for photo editing and web browsing"

"can't really fault it"

"we don’t use its sound so can’t comment on that"

"as others have said before the menu buttons are a little finicky being placed around the rear of the screen and on more than one occasion i did find myself exiting menus as opposed to entering them"

"built in speakers typically poor like most flat screens solved by using external sound system"

"i'm not a gamer so for those out there who demand sharp response times and zero ghosting i cannot comment but for business or home users who expect strong colour fidelity and good screen estate these displays do not disappoint"

"star off for a dead pixel right lower off centre which is fine unless the screen is dark"

"only sorry i did not bought earlier"

"this is partly the low blue light feature and partly because it is that much bigger than a 24 inch 1920x1080 screen so i strain less when looking at it"

"i did get a small fly behind the screen of the first model and benq effectively blamed me for this and didn't want to know but amazon swapped the unit with no questions asked"

"this pannel has a 5ms responce time and i was worried that gaming would produce ghosting but no such problems here that i can notice"

"physically not as big as other 27 inchers due to bezel being much narrower around the screen which is a good thing"

"17 inch full hd screens a bit difficult to read"

"although the colours are definitely better than a tn panel most cheap monitors are tn the ghosting on this particular model is horrendous even with optimized settings"

"that said it has minimal backlight bleed unnoticable unless you do a black screen test in a dark room great contrast and a nice stand"

"this ips 1440p pannel has much better colour reproduction and far superior definition"

"that said it has minimal backlight bleed unnoticable unless you do a black screen test in a dark room great contrast and a nice stand"

"missing the bells but includes the whistles for free"

"colours are accurate and details are sharp plus frame refresh rates are good enough to make one believe one is watching the film in a cinema: it also uses very little electricity"

"can't find any fault"

"the only thing that could be improved is a colour gamut which only has 5 options to chose from the menu when you adjust a monitor settings but i still put 5 stars because for this price it's a very small thing to complaint about"

"it also it putting out so much less heat than old monitor too"

"if you are like me and are having a hard time setting up the hdmi note that you have to change the setting on the front of the monitor"